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West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka was charged by the English Football Association on Tuesday for performing a gesture considered to be anti-Semitic while celebrating a goal. The former France national team player has until Thursday to respond to the charge, and is facing a minimum five-game Premier League ban under the FA's anti-discrimination sanctions. West Brom said Anelka is now ''considering his options,'' adding that its internal inquiry will conclude when the FA process is over. The gesture, which is known in France as a ''quenelle'' and has been described as an ''inverted Nazi salute,'' involves pointing one straightened arm downward while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand.
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